PPD reviews

Low compensation compared to market, little upward mobility, upper levels are hired from outside the company, long hours expected, understaffed labs, cheap upper management, confusing and outdated/frustrating IT infrastructure, ancient analytical machines that require constant maintenance, generally a frustrating place to work as an analyst.

Mediocre pay at best, Too many changes at once and on a very consistent basis, Too many meetings/trainings to absorb what is learned, Constant under bidding for awards causing budget issues on projects, Poor equipment and systems limiting efficiency, almost impossible to move to other job positions within company, Promotions seem to be "clique" driven. Raises are minimal. No matter how much experience you have, promotions are education driven, no experience will equal education here...unless you know someone within the company that matters. You will not get more money for more work. Performance only gets you a good review and more responsibility, no monetary compensation. I could go on, but you get the idea.